Walked along to reach Romanian border says TN student returnee from Ukraine
Chennai Feb 27 PTI Indian students had to walk for about 5-8 kilometers to reach the Romanian border from battle scarred Ukraine a Tamil Nadu student who arrived from the eastern European nation said here on SundayNotably the Indian authorities facilitated quick evacuation to Romania and this helped avoid the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine students said here on arrivalA student of an institution in western Ukraine Selvapriya said though the situation was relatively less tense in the western region the Indian embassy evacuated students quickly to Romania to avoid peril in case the western side was also to witness escalationSince we were evacuated quickly we escaped from the impact of war but a large number of students are stuck on the eastern side of Ukraine she told reporters here at the airportShe and other returnees said such stranded Indian students should be brought home safely and quicklyBelonging to Pudukottai District of Tamil Nadu Selvapriya said several students from the western region have crossed the Romanian border and were on their way back home via Mumbai and DelhiOn the experience of Indian students in reaching the Romanian border from Ukraine she said there was heavy traffic congestion on the highway close to the border in the wake of war and they had to walk for about 5-8 kilometers to get out of Ukraine and reach RomaniaAnother student said he and others faced hassles only till reaching the Romanian border and after that the journey back home was easy While in Ukraine they had to face difficulty in accessing even food he said We were however quickly evacuated from the war zone he addedThe students thanked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin for facilitating their returnMinister for Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Gingee K S Masthan received the first five Tamil Nadu student returnees from UkraineMasthan accorded them a warm welcome at the airport More Tamil Nadu students are on their way back home he saidAbout 5000 students hailing from Tamil Nadu are in Ukraine for studies and all efforts were being made to bring them all back home he said Also 12 students belonging to neighbouring Kerala arrived here PTI VGN ROH ROH
Chennai Feb 27 PTI Indian students had to walk for about 5-8 kilometers to reach the Romanian border from battle scarred Ukraine a Tamil Nadu student who arrived from the eastern European nation said here on SundayNotably the Indian authorities facilitated quick evacuation to Romania and this helped avoid the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine students said here on arrivalA student of an institution in western Ukraine Selvapriya said though the situation was relatively less tense in the western region the Indian embassy evacuated students quickly to Romania to avoid peril in case the western side was also to witness escalationSince we were evacuated quickly we escaped from the impact of war but a large number of students are stuck on the eastern side of Ukraine she told reporters here at the airportShe and other returnees said such stranded Indian students should be brought home safely and quicklyBelonging to Pudukottai District of Tamil Nadu Selvapriya said several students from the western region have crossed the Romanian border and were on their way back home via Mumbai and DelhiOn the experience of Indian students in reaching the Romanian border from Ukraine she said there was heavy traffic congestion on the highway close to the border in the wake of war and they had to walk for about 5-8 kilometers to get out of Ukraine and reach RomaniaAnother student said he and others faced hassles only till reaching the Romanian border and after that the journey back home was easy While in Ukraine they had to face difficulty in accessing even food he said We were however quickly evacuated from the war zone he addedThe students thanked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin for facilitating their returnMinister for Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Gingee K S Masthan received the first five Tamil Nadu student returnees from UkraineMasthan accorded them a warm welcome at the airport More Tamil Nadu students are on their way back home he saidAbout 5000 students hailing from Tamil Nadu are in Ukraine for studies and all efforts were being made to bring them all back home he said Also 12 students belonging to neighbouring Kerala arrived here PTI VGN ROH ROH
